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I think the bell is purposely trying to keep me here. I mean, who could listen to Mr. Tiz drone on and on about all the 'fun' we would be having this year, when I was sitting in the most awkward seat of my life (Theoretically, of course. The plastic was surprisingly comfortable).

I took a chance and glanced over at Fang, who's face was as impassive as ever. Go figure. I looked over at Nudge, who was passing notes with James. As he slid the piece of paper over to her, she blushed and scribbled something down. I'm not all to good with the whole flirting thing, but the the way Nudge kept flipping her hair looked very suspicious.

The bell finally rang after putting me through forty-five minutes of leaning as far away from my table partner as possible. He just had that, 'Touch me and die' vibe going on, and I seriously didn't want to take my chances. I stood up and motioned for Nudge. She waved to James and started walking towards me. I noticed that Fang was walking towards him, and turned away before he caught me looking at him. I mean, he was good looking and everything, but after the time we spent together, I kind of wanted to keep my distance.

We were almost to the door when Nudge exploded.

"Oh, Max, I abosutely can not wait for tomorrow when I can sit next to James again! He was so funny, and nice, and really cute, too! He said he liked my outfit! Oh, and the guy you were sitting next to? Fang? He is James's best friend! Just like us! We could totally double date and stuff and it would be so much fun, 'cuz-"

"Woah, woah, woah. Back the truck up. You said James is nice and he hangs out with Fang? The guy is a freaking sociopath!" Maybe that was a bit over the top, but still. "And no way am I ever going out with him! Jeez." Nudge looked kind of hurt, so I added, "So, what else did James say?"

Nudge went on to another tangent, so I could zone and find our next class. We got to Mrs. Friedey's Math, and Nudge saw James. He waved he rover and she looked at me with a pleading look. I sighed and motioned for her to go on. She squealed, hugged me, and pranced (yes, pranced) over to James. I took a seat in the back and prayed nobody sat next to me.

A thirty- something woman with chestnut hair and big, hazel eyes stepped in front of the room. She was wearing a pearl dress with a peacock feather pinned to her chest.

"Good morning, class, my name is Mrs. Friedey. I know you guys aren't going to listen to me anyway, so take the next hour to acquaint yourselves with you table partners, as they will be yours for the rest of the yea-"

Mrs. Friedey was interrupted when a hurried looking girl with long, black hair and wide silver eyes burst into the classroom and announced, "I have an excuse!"

The class took in her outburst, as well as her eccentric maroon cocktail dress overlayed with black lace.

"Well, I would love to hear it." Mrs. Friedey said. We all turned to the girl again, awaiting her response.

"I had to drop off my siblings at the elementary school, and my sister got sick and I had to take her to the emergency room." Well. I don't think any of us were expecting that. I noted that the girl was very pretty, looked very familiar...

"Well, that sounds legitimate. What is your name?"

"Beatrix Hawkings." Not again!

"Very well. You may take a seat beside Miss Ride." She looked around, as there were a few empty seats. "Wave, Miss Ride." Mrs. Friedey instructed. I did as I was told, and Beatrix gave me a casual grin and strolled toards me. She stuck out her hand.

"Call me Trixie."

Okay, I seriously wasn't gonna do that. It just kinda flowed on the keyboard. For those who didn't follow, Trixie is Fang's sister. I have no idea what I'm gonna do with her. Oh, well. The more the merrier.

Oh, and I was hoping to find a way to GIVE Iggy his nick name. Any ideas? Like, pranks, random happenings, etc.

Kind of a boring/filler chapter, but I'm too tired to do any more :P

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